Cloud-Native Java-Persistence Layer using CockroachDB & Hibernate

This blog discusses the implementation of a cloud-native Java persistence layer using CockroachDB and Hibernate. The authors, Robin de Silva Jayasinghe, Thomas Pötzsch, and Joachim Mathes, describe their experience in choosing CockroachDB as the underlying database for their new persistence layer due to its compatibility with PostgreSQL, cloud-native capabilities, scalability, and schema flexibility. They also share their decision-making process for selecting Hibernate as the ORM framework and detail the integration of CockroachDB into their developer setups and central installations. The authors conclude that using a modern solution like CockroachDB has provided them with confidence in facing upcoming challenges related to cloud-native applications.